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Climate and landscape mediate patterns of low lentil productivity in Nepal by Paudel, Gokul P, Devkota, Mina, Keil, Alwin, McDonald, Andrew J

“…Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is a cool-season pulse grown in winter cropping cycle in South Asia and provides a major source of nutrition for many low-income…”
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Developing automated machine learning approach for fast and robust crop yield prediction using a fusion of remote sensing, soil, and weather dataset by Kheir, Ahmed M S, Govind, Ajit, Nangia, Vinay, Devkota, Mina, Elnashar, Abdelrazek, Omar, Mohie El Din, Feike, Til

“…Abstract Estimating smallholder crop yields robustly and timely is crucial for improving agronomic practices, determining yield gaps, guiding investment, and…”
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Explaining yield and gross margin gaps for sustainable intensification of the wheat-based systems in a Mediterranean climate by Devkota, Mina, Yigezu, Yigezu Atnafe

“…Closing the attainable yield and gross margin gaps are important for improving food security and reducing poverty in developing world. Closing these gaps…”
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Managing salinity for sustainable agricultural production in salt-affected soils of irrigated drylands by Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Devkota, Mina, Rezaei, Meisam, Oosterbaan, Roland

“…Declining water quantity and quality and poor land, water, and crop management practices are leading to increasing soil salinity, land degradation,…”
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Conservation agriculture improves agronomic, economic, and soil fertility indicators for a clay soil in a rainfed Mediterranean climate in Morocco by Devkota, Mina, Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Kumar, Shiv

“…Declining rainfall with increasing variability, increasing temperature extremes, and declining soil fertility are threatening crop production and ultimately…”
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Predicting wheat yield gap and its determinants combining remote sensing, machine learning, and survey approaches in rainfed Mediterranean regions of Morocco by Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Bouasria, Abdelkrim, Devkota, Mina, Nangia, Vinay

“…Wheat plays a crucial role in Morocco’s food security, economic stability, and livelihoods of farming communities. Assessing key vegetation indices (as yield…”
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Genotype × environment × agronomic management interaction to enhance wheat yield in the Mediterranean rainfed environments of Morocco: II. Process based modeling by Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Devkota, Mina, Moussadek, Rachid, Nangia, Vinay

“…Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) is the oldest and most cultivated cereal crop in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and under…”
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Genotype and agronomic management interaction to enhance wheat yield and water use efficiency in the Mediterranean rainfed environment of Morocco: I. Field data analysis by Devkota, Mina, Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Karrou, Mohammed, Nangia, Vinay

“…Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum), considered better drought tolerant, is the most cultivated wheat in Morocco and in the Middle East and North…”
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Coupling landscape-scale diagnostics surveys, on-farm experiments, and simulation to identify entry points for sustainably closing rice yield gaps in Nepal by Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Devkota, Mina, Paudel, Gokul Prasad, McDonald, Andrew James

“…Rice is the primary staple food crop in Nepal, contributing 20% of the agricultural gross domestic product and more than 50% of the total calories in the…”
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Can an incremental approach be a better option in the dissemination of conservation agriculture? Some socioeconomic justifications from the drylands of Morocco by Yigezu, Yigezu A., El-Shater, Tamer, Boughlala, Mohamed, Devkota, Mina, Mrabet, Rachid, Moussadek, Rachid

“…•CA system led to 307 kg/ha (35 %) higher wheat yield than conventional practices (CP).•CA system led to $99/ha (44 %) higher gross margins than CP.•Adoption…”
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Opportunities to close wheat yield gaps in Nepal's Terai: Insights from field surveys, on-farm experiments, and simulation modeling by Devkota, Mina, Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Paudel, Gokul Prasad, Krupnik, Timothy J., McDonald, Andrew James

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Increasing yield stability and input efficiencies with cost-effective mechanization in Nepal by Park, Alex G., McDonald, Andrew J., Devkota, Mina, Davis, Adam S.

“…•Mechanization provided more predictable profit and return on investment of inputs.•Applying inputs by hand disassociated fertilizer from end of season…”
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Nutrient responses of wheat and rapeseed under different crop establishment and fertilization methods in contrasting agro-ecological conditions in Nepal by Devkota, Krishna P., Devkota, Mina, Khadka, Lokendra, Khadka, Anil, Paudel, Gokul, Acharya, Salin, McDonald, Andrew J.

“…•Nutrient-limited yield gap alone accounts for 2.2 t ha−1 for wheat and 0.26 t ha−1 for rapeseed in Nepal.•Both low fertilizer rates and low nutrient use…”
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Maize-grain zinc and iron concentrations as influenced by agronomic management and biophysical factors: a meta-analysis by Kihara, Job, Sileshi, Gudeta W, Bolo, Peter, Mutambu, Dominic, Senthilkumar, Kalimuthu, Sila, Andrew, Devkota, Mina, Saito, Kazuki

“…Human Zn and Fe deficiencies can be reduced through agronomic biofortification, but information on factors influencing maize grain-Zn and -Fe levels remain…”
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Establishing the value of modern seed storage methods for wheat in diverse production ecologies in Nepal by Devkota, Mina, Devkota, Krishna, McDonald, Andrew J.

“…In the developing-country context of Nepal, farmers often incur in seed losses of 15-30% due to improper storage. To evaluate the efficacy and costs of modern…”
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Pathways to wheat self-sufficiency in Africa by Silva, João Vasco, Jaleta, Moti, Tesfaye, Kindie, Abeyo, Bekele, Devkota, Mina, Frija, Aymen, Habarurema, Innocent, Tembo, Batiseba, Bahri, Haithem, Mosad, Alaa, Blasch, Gerald, Sonder, Kai, Snapp, Sieglinde, Baudron, Frédéric

“…A growing urban population and dietary changes increased wheat import bills in Africa to 9% per year. Though wheat production in the continent has been…”
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Mineral nitrogen dynamics in irrigated rice–wheat system under different irrigation and establishment methods and residue levels in arid drylands of Central Asia by Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Manschadi, Ahmad, Lamers, John P.A., Devkota, Mina, Vlek, Paul L.G.

“…► Nitrogen (N) loss from rice field is affected by irrigation method. ► Dry seeded rice (DSR) with alternate wet and dry (AWD) irrigation has high N loss than…”
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